dennis
Model S Plaid
AWD in the Model X/S means 2 motors so 600HP = 400+200? OTOH, I heard from a friend yesterday (not a Tesla employee) that Tesla just finished winding a new much more powerful motor.
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AWD Test Mule
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SCW-Greg
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Expected this to come. Have to stay competitive with new M5s, etc.
I'll bet it won't be long before they hit the low 3s (0-60), and who knows at the quarter mile.
tdelta1000
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AWD and 600BHP are nice to have when going against those Euro and Asian high powered rides. Question...will we see this set up in the X and the Roadster/Coupe?
Everybody should calm down and not get their hopes up.
I posted a picture of the burnt orange MS in another thread after speaking with the head of interior design at the factory.
She said the burnt orange and this green one were test runs of custom colors as they did when the MS first started production. Both of these are employee vehicles rwd only no awd
I posted a picture of the burnt orange MS in another thread after speaking with the head of interior design at the factory.
She said the burnt orange and this green one were test runs of custom colors as they did when the MS first started production. Both of these are employee vehicles rwd only no awd
The pic I posted at the outset was forwarded to me by a family member who works with a Tesla employee. I've asked again, and they maintain they are AWD vehicles.
Take that for what it's worth, as it's obviously second hand info(hence my "If my source is correct..." disclaimer), but the pic was not lifted from Instagram or another online source... although I now wonder if that was his IG page that got removed.
There is also a shorter version of the S with only 2 doors FYI :wink:
saw a pic of it on a Tesla laptop once
saw a pic of it on a Tesla laptop once
Al Sherman
It's about THIS car.
LOL. I'm calm because I love my P85. But, my hopes ARE up. I'm not attached to the outcome but I WILL trade up for an AWD MS when/if it becomes available.
Zzzz...
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2C (170kW) discharge rate should not be big of a problem for NCA chemistry. Or even 2.5C...
scaesare: thanx for posting that info! Very interesting.
It's not like it's blind hope either. We KNOW AWD is coming to the X, and it only makes sense that 1) they will need to test it -- easier to do it on a current platform and 2) it will eventually come to the S.
jvonbokel
John VonBokel
The P85 motor is 310kW. Even the standard is 270kW, and I still see 300+kW on my instrument cluster for some reason.
Zzzz...
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JRP3
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If it's a test mule they could draw even higher C rates for short term testing if they don't care about the pack longevity.
djp
Model 3 Performance
You're right, they must have had a few leftover cans of Lightning Green. Little known fact - this is actually Mazda Spirited Green Metallic (paint code 36A).
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The roadster pushes 4.25C (53 kWh battery, 225 kW motor).
If the Model S did the same C rate, that'd be 360 kW. Not a huge increase over what it's doing now with the P85. It'd be interesting to know what the main limitation is.
A quick data point:
My REST logs show that my peak (reported) power use is 363 kW (on my Sig P85). I wouldn't be surprised to find newer P85 (now that they've done 20k+ cars since mine) and/or P85+ vehicles with 370+ kW peak. Just sayin'.
Olle
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Why is it so high? Do you think it has MX suspension pasts?
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...sorry for misspelling, I meant PARTS
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Who said power is limited by the battery? Hybrid cars with 1/10th of a MS battery size have 100 hp. Means an MS could have 1000 hp, no?
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...sorry for misspelling, I meant PARTS
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Couldn't you just shut off the motor that approaches its redline and let the other motor do all the work? Since there are no cummutator, windings and other sensitive parts in the rotor rotor there is no such thing as overspeeding once turned off, no?
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Who said power is limited by the battery? Hybrid cars with 1/10th of a MS battery size have 100 hp. Means an MS could have 1000 hp, no?
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